Appendix 4-A - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation ...

Appendix 3 — Budgets
As discussed in the narrative and demonstrated in the maintenance schedules in Appendix 2, trail maintenance
is very much an ad-hoc business. Maintenance is done “as needed” and as funds present themselves — an
approach that does not lend itself to meticulous budgeting. A couple of trails were kind enough to submit detailed
budgets, and those follow.
The Chester County (Pennsylvania) Parks and Recreation Department submitted this detailed budget for the
Struble Trail:
Man Equipment Equipment Materials Transportation
Activity Times Hours Wages Hours Costs Costs Costs Total
Mowing 24 120 $1,957 96 $499 $0 $408 $2,864
Trimming 24 120 $1,380 96 $86 $0 $0 $1,466
Trash 52 110 $743 0 $0 $30 $884 $1,657
Weeding 7 14 $133 0 $48 $30 $0 $211
Invasive Spraying 6 60 $682 0 $40 $60 $102 $884
Bush Hog 2 32 $431 30 $252 $0 $36 $719
Signage 2 40 $540 0 $20 $200 $34 $794
Fence Repair 4 40 $454 0 $20 $300 $68 $842
Pruning 2 80 $1,271 40 $80 $0 $34 $1,385
Invasive Pruning 2 40 $540 20 $40 $0 $34 $614
Designated Projects 2 240 $3,814 80 $672 $1,400 $136 $6,022
Gates 2 12 $162 0 $10 $10 $0 $182
Culverts 1 8 $91 0 $10 $20 $17 $138
Bridge Inspection 1 0.5 $10 0 $0 $0 $0 $10
Grade ditches 1 16 $182 0 $10 $10 $17 $219
Crosswalks 1 6 $69 0 $4 $10 $17 $100
Trail Surface 1 16 $182 0 $5 $30 $17 $234
Flower Bed Planting 1 10 $95 0 $5 $120 $17 $237
Storm Damage 4 30 $341 10 $21 $50 $68 $480
Vandalism 3 20 $318 0 $10 $240 $51 $619
Grand Total $19,677
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